Show CATTLE RECEIPTS HEAVY HOGS LOWER LAMBS STEADY kansas city stock yards oct 28 cattle receipts today were close to 34 and the largest of any day this year the per cent of beef was about the same as on the proceeding mondays and the entire increase was in st ackers and feeders country buyers had anticipated a large run of thin cattle and many are here tilling their orders prices ruled steady to 25 cents lower most of the decline being due to lack of fill rather than to a break hog prices slipped 10 to 25 cents and uncovered a new low level since early january the lamb market ruled steady to strong under a fairly active demand receipts receipts today were cattle calves hogs and sheep compared with cattle calves hogs and sheep a week ago and cattle calves hogs and sheep a year ago beet cattle choice to prime steers and yearnings yearlings year lings held fully steady some of the medium steers were slightly lower and butcher classes were steady to weak considering the total receipts of cattle the per cent suitable for slaughter made up a relative small per cent trade opened rather slowly owing to a heavy rain but later took on an active turn under good shipping orders local killers were fairly active also choice to prime light weight steers and yearl ings brought 15 to 16 no finished heavy steers arrived other fed steers short on finish brought 13 to 1450 and short fed and warmed up steers 11 to 1250 straight grass steers were in limited supply at 7 to 1150 butcher cattle were in fairly active demand killers are taking grass cows more freely and are wanting short fed kinds prices ranged from to 10 with canners and cutters to heffers heifers brought to 14 calves were quoted weak to 50 cents lower at 8 to 13 stockers and feeders more stockers and feeders were available than on any previous day this year prices ruled steady on the better kinds and weak to a shade lower on the medium to fair grades A seven car bunch of pound stockers sold at 12 some fleshy feeders suitable for a short finish sold up to 1250 and other sales of both stockers and feeders ranged from to 1175 hogs hog prices came in for a 10 to 25 cent decline with extreme weights showing as much as a 50 cent break from last weeks close the good medium weights showed the smallest loss and were in fairly active demand at the decline the general market was the lowest since early january evidently the market is making the final adjustment before the beginning of the winter packing season the to pound grades are bringing 9 to 9 30 to pounds 8 75 to to pounds 8 50 to packing bows sows to and stock hogs and pigs to sheep and lambs the sheep market held steady the selling side made a strong effort tor higher prices but got no more than steady western lambs brought 12 50 to 1310 native cambs iambs 11 to 1225 feeding lambs 11 to 1225 texas yearnings yearlings year lings and new mexico horses and mules demand for horses and mules was active at firm prices |